Famous Person & Their Work

A Modernist and Feminist writer

Virginia Woolf

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 Virginia Woolf
 She is a english writer whose novels,
through their nonlinear approaches to
narrative, exerted a major influence on
the genre
 She is often referred to as a feminist, he
denies the nickname because he feels it
shows an obsession about women and
women's problems. She chose to be called
a humanist. He was raised from a free-
minded family.
 Biography

 Virginia Woolf, original name in full

Adeline Virginia Stephen
 She born on January 25, 1882,
London, England—died March 28,
1941, near Rodmell, Sussex.
The Family Tree

Virginia
Woolf
Woolf’s Life
 Her father, Sir Leslie Stephen, was a historian and
author, as well as one of the most prominent figures in
the golden age of mountaineering.
 Woolf’s mother, Julia Prinsep Stephen (née Jackson),
had been born in India and later served as a model for
several Pre-Raphaelite painters. She was also a nurse
and wrote a book on the profession.
 Both of her parents had been married and widowed
before marrying each other.
Woolf’s Education
 Woolf’s Career
 Woolf began writing professionally in
1905, initially for the Times Literary
Supplement with a journalistic piece
about Haworth, home of the Brontë
family.
 Her first novel, The Voyage Out, was
published in 1915 by her half-
brother's imprint, Gerald Duckworth
and Company Ltd.
 Woolf is considered one of the
greatest innovators in the English
language
 Woolf’s Career
 During her time in the company
Woolf wrote many of her most
famous novels, such as 
1. Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
2. Orlando: A Biography (1928)
3. To the Lighthouse (1927)
4. A Room of One’s Own (1929)
5. The Waves (1931)
 Woolf’s Retirement

 Woolf's reputation declined sharply after

World War II.
 Woolf committed suicide on March 28,
1941. She committed suicide by throwing
themselves into the river “Ouse”,
beforehand she filled the stones in all her
pocket.
Orlando: A Biography 1928

• Orlando, novel by Virginia Woolf,
published in 1928. 
• An epic novel, it follows the journey
of one character, Orlando, over the
course of about 350 years (1588 –
1928). It is a biography not of any
one character, but of the nature and
history of gender, identity, and
sexuality through time.
 Orlando Plot
 The story of Orlando spans over 300 years (1588–1928). During this time,
Orlando ages only thirty-six years, and changes gender from a man to a
woman.
 This fantastic story opens with the protagonist, Orlando, a young noble boy.
 Orlando, born a wealthy, aristocratic male, embarks on a writing career.
 At the outset of the novel, we're at a crossroads, the biographer has given
us all of the ingredients of a heroic life. Orlando's attractive, brave, and
looking for love. We'd be forgiven for thinking that this is going to be a
swashbuckling romance. But then the biographer must admit a thousand
disagreeables which it is the aim of every good biographer to ignore.
Orlando’s Short Story
The Theatrical Trailer
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